Improvement in wads for rifled guns



G. SCHALCK.

WADS FOR RIFLED GUNS.

' No. 169,73 Patented N :v.9,1875.

W/ 7/1 16 5 [6.- u na /r72 gmgelmwhig '6 fgugw g Go GEORGE SOHALCK, OFPOTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WADS FOR RIFLED GUNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,734, dated November9, 1875; application filed October 6, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SOHALOK, of Pottsville, in the county ofSchuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bullets for Fire- Arms; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying.drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a ball for fire-arms, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawing, Figure l is a longitudinal section of the bulletwith wad attached. Fig. 2 is an end view of the bullet; Fig. 3 is an endview of the wad.

A represents the ball, which is flattened at both ends, and has a hole,a, through its entire length. This hole is formed by placing a core orpoint in the mold when casting the ball. By means of this longitudinalhole the ball is steadied in its flight to prevent it from deviatingfrom its proper line, and it also lessens the friction or resistance ofthe air. At the rear end the ball is provided with ribs 00 00, producedby cutting corresponding grooves or notches in the bullet-mold, by whichmeans the ball is enabled to sit firmer on the patch or wad. Brepresents the patch or wad, made of leather or material that will notexpand, so that the wad fills the bore of the gun, and remains of thesame size all the time, overcoming the objections presented by anelastic wad, which will expand more or less, according to its thicknessand to the force applied to it. This patch or wad fits into the bore orcuts of the barrel, and has a part, b, projecting into the hole a of theball. The ball to he used with such patch or wad is to be a triflesmaller than the full bore or grooves of the barrel,'and shall moveclear ot'them, or touching them but lightly. The patch or wad B followsthe course of the grooves or cuts, and the ball sitting firmly on it,the patch or wad imparts to the ball the rotary or twisting motion,which is now obtained by compelling the ball itself to fit into andfollow such grooves or cuts. This is, however, equally applicable tosmooth-bored barrels.

The patch or wad further operates as a wiper or washer, wiping out thebore, and preventing the dirt or powder-soot from sticking to the sidesof the barrel.

By my invention an iron barrel may be used just as long, and as Well andas advantageously, as a barrel made of steel or other expensivematerial, because the Wear on the bore and the cuts and grooves of thebarrel is scarcely perceptible, and the number and depth of the cuts orgrooves in rifled barrels may be greatly lessened, and the process ofloading simplified.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The hollow ball A, provided with ribs x m, in combination with the wador patch B, constructed of non-expansive material, having projection Z)projecting into the hole a of the ball, and having projections fittingthe ribs in the ball, the said ball being a trilie smaller than thebore, and the patch fitting the bore closely, whereby rotary motion isimparted to the ball by the patch, which also acts as a Wiper to thegun, all constructed substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SGHALGK.

Witnesses: I

HARVEY W. HATCH, H. K. WEscroN;

